Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 2 (of 16)

by United States. Congress

Monday, June 25.

The bill to declare the treaties between the United States and the Republic of France void and of no effect, was read the third time; and the final passage of the bill was determined in the affirmative—yeas 14, nays 5, as follows:

Yeas.—Messrs. Bingham, Chipman, Foster, Goodhue, Hillhouse, Howard, Laurance, Livermore, Lloyd, North, Paine, Read, Sedgwick, and Tracy.

Nays.—Messrs. Brown, Langdon, Martin, Mason, and Tazewell.

Resolved, That this bill pass: that it be engrossed; and that the title thereof be, "An act to declare the treaties between the United States and the Republic of France void and of no effect."